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How going online improved midwife and peer support for Eritrean refugee women
Vulnerable migrant groups in the Netherlands have higher-than-average rates of pregnancy and birth-related complications and maternal and infant mortality. Centering Pregnancy offers…
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Campaign encourages parents to create “magic moments” with their children
Every moment in the lives of busy parents and their children can become an enjoyable, meaningful and memorable moment. That’s the message…
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New campaign in the Netherlands celebrates parents
An awareness-raising campaign about the importance of a child’s first 1,000 days, Ode to all parents, launched this week in the Netherlands.…
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10 design elements help women to make informed breastfeeding decisions
The World Health Organization advises mothers to exclusively breastfeed their newborn babies for at least 6 months. In the Netherlands, a recent…
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Happy Child Programme is well perceived in Brazil, despite COVID-19 pandemic
Despite the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Happy Child Programme (Criança Feliz) is positively perceived by Brazilian caregivers, who continue…
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What have our 50 years of experience in Early Childhood taught us about scaling?
A few ideas and lessons learned from Bernard van Leer Foundation’s experience.
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5 key takeaways from the Urban95 Festival
On December 2, 2019, over seventy city leaders, planners, designers and thinkers from around the world committed to making cities better for…
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Case studies on scaling early years initiatives
The first three in a series of 15 case studies on scaling early years initiatives have now been published. Conducted by researchers…
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Urban95 Challenge brings new ideas to improve cities for young children
In 2016 we launched the Urban95 Challenge – a call for ideas for practical, small-scale projects to improve urban livability for babies,…
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Dart course for journalists spearheads media outreach
Representing a range of local and national print, online, radio and television media, 45 journalists from 26 countries gathered at Columbia University’s…
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Copenhagen study tour inspires new play spaces in Tel Aviv
During 2018, Yoav Ben-Yehuda, the Director of Parks and Gardens for Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality, led the installation of 150 new play facilities…
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Helping municipalities to deliver joined-up services
The Netherlands has decentralised responsibility for social services from national to municipal governments. The Promising Start Action Programme, part of a broader…